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EPL: Alan Smith Names Only Two Clubs To Compete For Title
Former Arsenal striker, Alan Smith has named the only two clubs to compete for the Premier League title this season.
According to Smith, Arsenal and Manchester City are the two teams that will challenge for the English top-flight league title, adding that it is a ‘two-horse race’.
Arsenal are currently on top of the Premier League table ahead of second-placed Man City.
Four points presently separate both teams after eleven Premier League matches.
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“I thought it would be difficult to make firm conclusions if the match between Man City and Liverpool was close,” Smith told Metro.
“But City were so much better and superior that now you’re looking at Liverpool and doubting they have enough for the title challenge.
“Arsenal and Man City, it will be a two-horse race between those two. It is going to be fascinating to see how that develops.”
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AFCON 2025: Super Eagles Players Refuse To Travel For Algeria Game Over Bonuses
Super Eagles players and coaches have refused to travel to Marrakech due to unpaid bonuses.
This was revealed by BBC Africa journalist, Oluwashina Okeleji, who is in Morocco.
Nigeria are billed to take on Algeria in the quarter-final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday evening.
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But it is understood they have not paid their bonuses for the four matches they have played.
Eric Chelle’s men beat Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda in the group fixtures, before they thrashed Mozambique 4-0 in the Round of 16.
They have taken the decision not to travel or train anymore until the bonuses issue is resolved.
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AFCON: Osimhen Threatens To Dump Super Eagles, Return To Galatasaray
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, reportedly threatened to quit the national team and return to Turkey.
According to Arise News, Osimhen was left fuming following his altercation with Ademola Lookman during the 4-0 win over Mozambique at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations on Monday.
Having scored a brace thanks to assists from Lookman, the 27-year-old lashed out at his team-mate for failing to pass to him in the 64th minute.
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Osimhen then beckoned on the bench asking to be taken off, before he was replaced by Moses Simon.
At full time, Osimhen stormed out of the stadium and dropped his accreditation card, insisting he was “done” with the national team and wanted to fly back to Turkey.
He was then pacified by senior officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.
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NPFL Announces Resumption Date For Second Stanza
The Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, has announced a date for the start of the second stanza of the 2025-26 season.
The second stanza will commence on Wednesday, 14 January, 2026.
The fixture will start with mid-week games across all the designated NPFL centers.
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The NPFL disclosed this in a letter addressed to all the clubs.
The league body urged clubs to expect fixtures congestion in the second stanza.
Rivers United occupy top position on the NPFL table with 37 points from 19 matches.
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